Looking for tips for planning a trip to Taiwan?? I love Taiwan! I’ve been twice and seen a lot of the best places to see in Taiwan! I have found it to be an extremely friendly country which is unique, quirky and surprisingly easy to get around! I love that Taiwan has mountains, beaches, lakes …
Fo Guang Shan Monastery and Buddhist Museum are one of the top things to do in Kaohsiung, it’s truly impressive, especially the huge bronze Buddha, but Fo Guang Shan Kaohsiung is also a great way to learn more about Buddhism, one of Taiwan’s main religions. When looking on a map of Kaohsiung, Fo Guang Shan …
Taiwan is a really easy country to travel around, not only does it have fantastic transport infrastructure such as reliable and fast trains, but it is the perfect shape and size to loop the whole way around visiting many of Taiwan’s cities, towns and national parks as you go, and you can see a lot …
Taiwan may be a small island but it is full of incredible places to visit in Taiwan! Taiwan Tourist Spots include cultural-historic cities, port cities, modern cities, National Parks and Islands, Taiwan really has it all! Best of all, it’s easy to travel around Taiwan by train and bus and thanks to the size of Taiwan island, …
Taichung may be the second biggest city in Taiwan but it has got nothing on Taipei, in my opinion. There are a few popular Taichung attractions but I will warn you now that these popular places to visit in Taichung are pretty spread out and getting around Taichung is not easy as there is no …
Taichung Sun Moon Lake is located pretty much in the centre of Taiwan and it’s a popular place to visit on a day trip, but also to stay overnight. After visiting a few cities in Taiwan, a day in nature was what I needed, so I spent one of my days in Taichung walking and …
Taiwan is all about its night markets, they’re what the country is known for and rightly so because they’re a lot of fun, not to mention incredibly delicious and the Kaohsiung Night Markets are no exception! Kaohsiung in Southern Taiwan is a city that must be on your Taiwan itinerary. So in this Kaohsiung travel …
The Lotus Pond is one of the top places to visit in Kaohsiung and should be on your Kaohsiung itinerary because there’s a lot to see there and thanks to the impressive Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, and Instagram, it’s now a very iconic place in Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung Lotus Pond is a bit out of the …
From fishing village to port city, to a now an up and coming tourist destination, Kaohsiung in Southern Taiwan is full of history, tasty food and friendly people! How long to spend in Kaohsiung? My recommendation is to plan your Kaohsiung itinerary for 2 or 3 days in Kaohsiung! I really love this city and I do think …
One of the things you must do in Kaohsiung is to visit Cijin Island, also known as Qijin Island. Luckily this island is located very close to the mainland so you could do as a day trip from Kaohsiung, but you can also pop there for just a few hours between your Kaohsiung sightseeing. How …
Taiwan had been on my Asia wishlist for years and when planning a trip to China and Japan I knew I had to squeeze a trip to Taiwan in too! I had no idea how much it costs to travel to Taiwan and I was hoping I wouldn’t find it expensive backpacking Taiwan. However, I …
How much of Taiwan can you see in 1 week in Taiwan? Quite a lot actually! With only 1 week in Taiwan, I managed to see the capital city of Taipei, go hiking in a National Park and visit Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan, a hugely underrated city in my opinion. I was really happy with …
Taiwan is famous for its night markets which offer lots of Street Food options from Taiwan and it’s nearby Asian Countries. I actually found it ok being Vegetarian in Taiwan and finding Vegetarian food in Taiwan as in all Cities I visited – Taipei, Hualien, Kaohsiung I found Vegetarian Restaurants or options after some googling. …
Kaohsiung in Taiwan was a pleasant surprise for me! I had never heard of Kaoshiung City until I saw a better flight from Kaohsiung to Japan than Taipei to Japan, I typed into Google ‘things to do in Kaohsiung‘ and a few blog posts appeared telling me that this Port City is one of the …
Taroko National Park on the East Coast of Taiwan is most famous for Taroko Gorge and a popular way to go from Hualien to Taroko Gorge to explore Taroko National Park via car or moped. However, I do not ride mopeds and was travelling Taiwan solo so I did not want to rent a car, …